Maldives vs Malta: Methane emissions, per square kilometre
Maldives
572.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
in 2024
Malta
523.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
in 2024
Maldives rank
9th
Malta rank
12th
Methane emissions, per square kilometre over time
- Maldives
- Malta
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 572.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre against 523.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in Malta, a difference of 48.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malta ahead.
Maldives ranks 9th and Malta ranks 12th of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 1 and Malta in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 256.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 229.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Malta |
| 1970s | 49.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 309.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 259.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Malta |
| 1980s | 94.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 381.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 286.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Malta |
| 1990s | 138.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 493.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 355.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Malta |
| 2000s | 233.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 590.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 356.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Malta |
| 2010s | 399.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 561.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 162.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Malta |
| 2020s | 536.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 530.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 5.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, per square kilometre, Maldives or Malta?
- Maldives, at 572.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre against 523.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in Malta as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions, per square kilometre between Maldives and Malta?
- 48.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Malta?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Maldives and Malta rank globally for methane emissions, per square kilometre?
- Maldives ranks 9th and Malta ranks 12th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Methane emissions, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Methane emissions divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.